This Strictly Come Dancing Star Is ‘Mortified’ After Dropping His Dance Partner On Her Head

When you land top of the leaderboard in your first week on Strictly, there’s a certain amount of pressure to equal or top your high score in the following weeks.

So imagine how distraught you’d be if under all that pressure, you injured your dance partner.

That’s exactly what happened to poor Aston Merrygold who dropped his partner, Janette Manrara on her head while practicing an ambitious lift during rehearsals for their salsa dance. Yes, that’s right, on her head!

Aston was understandably distraught and absolutely “mortified” after Janette toppled from his shoulders, leaving her in the hands of the show’s medics.

“It was really nasty,” a source told The Sun. “Aston was lifting Janette but it went horribly wrong.”

Lucky for Aston (or should we say, Janette), she was given the all clear to carry on.

“It left her shaken and she had to be checked over by the team. Fortunately it looks like she’s fine, which is a big relief,” the source added.